2018


Dream premiere for Punyah Dance Company's Abha 
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Rasanubhava in Mohiniattam
- Rubina Sudharman
e-mail: rubinasudharman@gmail.com



Apara: Krishna's companions (Report)
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com



Manamohana: A visual treat (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in   



Nalanda Kanaka Nartana Mahotsava
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: vijaydance@gmail.com



Mahagami presented upcoming artistes in its Aura Aurangabad series (Slideshow)
in Nov & Dec 2018 at Aurangabad



Amrithamahotsav
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in



Sangai Festival, an annual festival organized by Manipur Tourism Dept.  (Slideshow) 



Agal's tribute to Balasaraswati 
- Kalpana Ram
e-mail: kalpana.ram@mq.edu.au



Dhimahi - Dynamic Meditations on Laya  (Slideshow) 
Conceptualized by Chithra Muralidaran and Madurai R Muralidaran
At Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, on November 23, 24, 25, 2018



Chitra Katha: A picture and a narrative
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Redefining dance forms
- Dora Ruzic



Celebrating Balarama, the royal elephant (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com



Dancers dazzle at Swami Haridas Sammelan
- Vijay Shanker
e-mail: shankercsn@gmail.com



Interesting rainbow of dances at Kuchipudi Parampara Utsav 2018
- Dr. M. Surya Prasad
e-mail: drmsuryaprasad@yahoo.com



Sonal Mansingh gets Lifetime Achievement Award from Attendance (Report)
- G Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com



Tat Tvam Asi: A rare treat
- Anandhi Kannan & Chinmayi Bettadapur
e-mail: anandhy@gmail.com / chinmayib@gmail.com



Raagamayi: Devotion in dance 
- Minnie Homchowdhury
e-mail: Mhomchowdhury@hotmail.com



'Life of Pi' serves delicious pie to Bay area rasikas
- Poornima Ramaprasad
e-mail: poornima@sbcglobal.net



A Kuchipudi workshop by Sangeeta Nrutya Academy (Report)
- Sarvani Yadavalli
e-mail: valli.sarvani@gmail.com



Dharma - A weave with a twist
- Poornima Gururaja
e-mail: kalasindhudance@gmail.com



A festival for the artists by the artists (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Nirbhayam: A voice against domestic violence and rape
- Bhavanvitha Venkat
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com



Re-Imaging the Past: A report on Reimagining Indian Dance: Moving Forward (Report)
- Uttara Asha Coorlawala
e-mail: uacoorlawala@gmail.com



Glimpses of creative brilliance at a national dance festival
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com



Gururaju impresses with artistry of movement
- Bhavanvitha Venkat
e-mail: bhavanvitha@gmail.com



Portland embraces Odissi Indian dance at first festival
- Jamuna Chiarini
e-mail: jamunadasi@me.com



Sankalpa 2018: A festival of dance by Nrittyoday
- Dr. Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



Delightful Nayikas of Thanjavur (Report) 



Kala Sadhanalaya's Jagat Pavani Ganga
- Navya Maitri Konda
e-mail: navyamkonda@gmail.com



Bharata Kalanjali celebrated its golden jubilee (Slideshow) 
At Sir Venkata Subba Rao Auditorium, on Oct 2, 2018 at Chennai



Nartanam Conclave 2018 on Music in Dance: Part 2 (Report) 
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com



Nartanam Conclave 2018 on Music in Dance: Part 1 (Report) 
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com



Amaiza's Dastaan E Dhadkan: Journey of life in dance form
- Dr. Bhabani Dikshit
e-mail: bdikgreen@gmail.com



Parshwanath enchants with exuberance
- Mohan Ayyar



When the divine dance... through form and formless
- Chandra Anand 
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in



Bhavanjali: Sam Ved's offering of love (Report)
- Anupma Sharma
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com



JOMBA! @ 20! Memorable Legacy
- Dr.Ketu H Katrak
e-mail: khkatrak@uci.edu



Mehfils of today and yesteryears (Report)
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com



OMC Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival 2018 (Report)
- Lalitha Venkat
e-mail: lalvenkat@yahoo.com



'Naadanta' by Nritya Kalangan and Jalsa Chandra Performing Troupe
-Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



William Shakespeare through Kathakali 
- Madhuja Mukhopadhyay
e-mail: mukhopadhyay.madhuja@gmail.com



Trishanku by Rachna Yadav
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com



Prathibha Pradarshan (Report)
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in



When the dialogue became a discourse
- Anand Nandi
e-mail: anandnandi30@gmail.com



Love, Betrayal, Hope, Surrender, Power and Ego
'A Million Sitas' by Anita Ratnam
- Saranya Devan
e-mail: saranya.devan29@gmail.com



Wonderful performances at the Drive East Festival 2018
- Rajika Puri
e-mail: Rajikapuri@yahoo.com



Guru Bipin Singh's birth centenary celebrated in New York (Report) 



Aatmalaya's Sarojini festival (Report)
- Sumant Nemmani
e-mail: nsumant96@gmail.com



In music is man revealed
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com



Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of Sangeet Sattra
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



Mulam: the celebration of Guru Shishya parampara (Report)
- Anupama Mangalvedhe
e-mail: anu2nitin@gmail.com



beAware - A light towards lighting! (Report)
- Rachana Narayanankutty
e-mail: rachna83.rj@gmail.com



Drishtikon Home-Studio Baithak (Report)
- Kasturika Mishra
e-mail: kasturika69@gmail.com



Rasoham 2018
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Sattriya workshop and performance (Report)
- Jintu Sarma
e-mail: jsarma88@gmail.com



32nd Sradhanjali Samaroha in remembrance of Guru Debaprasad Das
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



Megh Malhar festival 2018 (Report)
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in



Poulasya Charitam: Ravana Brahma
-Veena Murthy Vijay
e-mail: veenamurthyvijay@gmail.com



Pt Birju Maharaj and family dazzle in Parampara: The Tradition
- Madhuja Mukhopadhyay
e-mail: mukhopadhyay.madhuja@gmail.com



Martial arts in a dance workshop (Report)
- Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com



Past, Present and Future scenario of Indian performing art forms (Report)
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in 



Mali's poem finds lyrical expression in the film Neelima                                      
- Dr. S D Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com



Raindrops Festival
- Chandra Anand
e-mail: chandra6267@yahoo.co.in



An exuberance of youthful spirit
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Prachi Hota's Odissi dance recital at New Delhi
- Dr. Bhabani Dikshit



Alokparna Guha's 'Ehi Kesava' (Report)
-Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



Stunning Pankha exhibition by Jatin Das (Report)
- Shveta Arora
e-mail: shwetananoop@gmail.com



Dance that was dignified and delicate (Report)
- Chittaranjan Mothikhane
e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com



Ojas: A platform to showcase dance (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Pragyadyuti presented 'Sayam-Dhwani' at Kolkata
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



Malika: a unique garland
- Anjelli Wignakumar & Sharone Balarajah
e-mail: anjelli.wignakumar@gmail.com / sharone_b@hotmail.co.uk



The classical and the folk interact in Ayswaria Wariar’s dance drama
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com



She sang and danced with aplomb
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com



Birth Centenary celebrations of Mrinalini Sarabhai (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Nandanik Dance Troupe's Vilaya: The Confluence (Report)



Shinjan's Odissi Festival 2018  (Report)
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



A unique production on Devaradiyal
- Dhanasekar Prabakaran



Delectable portrayals of Sangam Age poetry in dance (Report)
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



And the twain did meet
- Kamini Dandapani
e-mail: dandapanis@gmail.com



Still I Rise: A bold, thought provoking production
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com



Nritya Guru Pt Bhubaneswar Mishra Award Festival 2018 (Report)
- Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



Bhagavata Mela's Prahlada Charitam - A ritual art
- Ramaa Bharadvaj



Dancing into the hearts of the audience  (Report)
- by Chittaranjan Mothikane 
e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com



Sri Ramanuja Vaibhavam
- Priya Das
e-mail: priyafeatures@gmail.com



Sarita Mishra's exquisite Odissi 
- Prabal Gupta
e-mail: probs.gupta12@gmail.com
Photos: Saroj Kumar Mishra



The Pickle Factory Season 1
- Riti Sharma
e-mail: riti.shrma@gmail.com



Bragha Bessel: A golden milestone of a dance journey
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



A myriad emotions (Report)
- Poornima Mathilakath



Romancing the Lord (Report)



Exploring the grandeur of Kathak (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@yahoo.co.in



Nritya Dhara: A platform for young talents
- Shilpi Aggarwal
e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com



Hori ke Rang
- Anupma Harshal
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com



Sindhu Festival 2018
-Veejay Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com



Sujatha Srinivasan at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival (Report)



Lasyakala's Aekalavya 10 (Report)
-Tapati Chowdurie



23rd edition of Articulate Festival (Report)
-  Chittaranjan Mothikhane
e-mail: chittaranjanmothikhane@gmail.com



Swan Lake takes rebirth in Odissi (Report)
- G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com



Showcase of Indian classical dance in Sydney
- Mohan Ayyar



Kristha Patha: A Bharatanatyam margam on Christ (Report)
- Radhika Shetty
e-mail: radhikarecitals@gmail.com



Maturity of approach
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com



Natya Manjari (Report)
- Ryan Nathan



Tandava presents Gita Bhagavatam (Report)
- Rashmi Thaper
e-mail: nrityasinchana@gmail.com



Precocious talent
-Jyothi Raghuram



Kuranga Nayani
-Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



Imaginative visualization of Tagore's Chitrangada in Assamese
- Dr. S.D. Desai
e-mail: sureshmrudula@gmail.com



Kinetic bodies and the eye of the beholder
- Niloshree Bhattacharya
e-mail: niloshreeb@gmail.com



Celebrating the legacy of Guru Rohini Bhate (Report)
- Satish Suri
e-mail: satishism@gmail.com



Kalidasa Natyotsavam (Report)
- Devaki and Gayathri
e-mail: devakirajendran92@gmail.com



Parampara Festival 2018
-Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



24th Acharya Chaube Maharaj Mahotsav (Report)
- Anupma Sharma
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com



Meera comes alive (Report)
-G. Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com



Pravidyā (Report)
- Janani Murali
e-mail: janani.meenakshi@gmail.com



Dikshant Samaroh for six young dancers (Report)
-G.Ulaganathan
e-mail: ulag_nath@yahoo.com 



Shivaaraadhana through Nrityaadhyayana (Report)
- Vishnuprasad



'Sita Apaharan' Yakshagana
- Shama Bhate
e-mail: shamabhate@gmail.com 



Maha Shivaratri Festival at Sivasagar (Report)
-Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



Dance for Revolution: Reclaiming selves through dance (Report)
-Niloshree Bhattacharya
e-mail: niloshreeb@gmail.com



Radhika Shetty’s debut in Chennai (Report)
- Vanishree Ravishankar
e-mail: vanishree219@gmail.com



Dance Jathre 2018
- Tapati Chowdurie
e-mail: tapatichow@yahoo.co.in



Sanchari - A 'Films on Dance' Festival (Report)



28th Pandit Durgalal Festival (Report)
-Anupma Harshal
e-mail: anupma.anuphd@gmail.com



Lanka Lakshmi
-Padma Jayaraj
e-mail: padmajayaraj@gmail.com



Celebrating the K.J. Sarasa legacy (Report)
- Jitendra Krishna
e-mail: sathirdance@gmail.com



Bhagirath Nritya Utsav 
-Nita Vidyarthi
e-mail: nitavidyarthi@gmail.com



An evening soaked in bhakti
- Shilpi Aggarwal
e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com



Nilima, the true "blue" dance film in Mohiniattam
- Purnima C Menon
e-mail: cpurnima7@gmail.com



Music Academy Dance Festival 2018
Memorable Mornings - The best of the lot

-Veejai Sai
e-mail: vs.veejaysai@gmail.com



Shower of bliss at Nrithya Varsha
- Sumangala Rathnakar



Collective legacy remembered 
- Jyothi Raghuram
e-mail: jyothi.r.ram@gmail.com



Reliving the traditions
- Shilpi Aggarwal
e-mail: editor.diplomaticvibes@gmail.com



About last Season 
- Jitendra Krishna 
e-mail: sathirdance@gmail.com



'A Million Sitas' by Dr. Anita Ratnam
Kampni Kutcheri Chamber Concert Series
(Report)
- K Shridhar Hegde



Creative thematic presentation (Report)
- Dr. Bala Nandakumar



AH SU RA: Pushing frontiers 
- Prasanna Ramaswamy
e-mail: prasannarama21@gmail.com